VMware vRealize Automation: Advanced Features and Troubleshooting [V8.x]
It is a five-day course that follows on from the VMware vRealize® Automation™ Install, Configure, Manage course. In this course, you will learn how to use the advanced features of vRealize Automation to deploy user systems and interface vRealize Automation with other platforms. This course covers deploying an enterprise-grade cluster environment using VMware vRealize® Suite Lifecycle Manager™.
COD: VRAAFT8
CATEGORY: VMware
Teaching methodology
The course includes educational laboratories in which each student will be able to work in order to complete training exercises that will provide practical experience in using the instrument, for each of the topics covered during the course.
Who should participate
Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for using the advanced features of vRealize Automation in enterprise implementations.
Prerequisites
Completion of the following course is required:
Some experience using the command line is helpful.
This course requires the student to be able to do the following without assistance or guidance before enrolling in the course:
- Create VMware vCenter Server® objects, such as data centers and folders.
- Create a virtual machine using a wizard or template.
- Modify the hardware of a virtual machine
- Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere® vMotion®.
- Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®.
- Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® DRS cluster with resource pools.
- Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® High Availability cluster.
- Create and deploy a simple blueprint in vRealize Automation 8.x.
- Use cloudConfig in vRealize Automation blueprints.
- Infrastructure setup in vRealize Automation 8.X
Outgoing knowledge/skills
By the end of the course, you should be able to achieve the following objectives:
- Create and configure advanced blueprints with complex YAML and cloudConfig.
- Use vRealize Automation advanced blueprints to deploy a two-tier DB server using MySQL and phpMyAdmin.
- Practice troubleshooting techniques with advanced YAML blueprints in vRealize Automation.
- Use the advanced networking features of the VMware NSX-TTM Data Center, including NAT, routed networking, load balancers, security groups, and tags.
- Configure subscriptions to use VMware vRealize® Orchestrator™ workflows and create custom actions using XaaS.
- Configure and use ABX actions in vRealize Automation subscriptions.
- Describe the various options for integrating vRealize Automation with Kubernetes.
- Creare pipeline VMware Code Stream™.
- Configure vRealize Automation to integrate with configuration management tools such as Puppet and Ansible.
- Create and use Ansible playbooks that integrate with vRealize Automation.
- Configure security certificates in vRealize Automation from external certificate authorities.
- Configurare VMware NSX® Advanced Load Balancer™ per distribuire VMware Identity Manager™ e i cluster di vRealize Automation.
- Describe the steps to deploy and scale out VMware Identity Manager and vRealize Automation clusters.
- Describe the clustering architecture, including pods and Kubernetes services.
- Use vracli commands, log files, and VMware vRealize® Log Insight™ for troubleshooting vRealize Automation and vRealize Automation implementations.
Educational program
1 Introduction to the course
- Introduction and logistics of the course
- Objectives of the course
2 Advanced Blueprints
- Use advanced YAML and cloudConfig to deploy a two-tier application that works with a phpMyAdmin front-end server and a MySQL database server.
- Use troubleshooting techniques to debug problems in advanced YAML blueprints.
- List log files that can help troubleshoot blueprint deployment.
3 Advanced Networking
- Use advanced NSX-T features in blueprints
- Interfacing with IPAM
- Using NSX-T Data Center NAT in Blueprints
- Using NSX-T Data Center Routed Networks
- Using NSX-T Data Center Load Balancers
- Using NSX-T Data Center Security Groups
- Using Tags with NSX-T Data Center Network Profiles
4 Using vRealize Orchestrator Workflows for Extensibility
- Creating Day 2 Actions with vRealize Orchestrator Workflows
- Troubleshooting the vRealize Orchestrator Cluster
- Use vRealize Orchestrator to add computer objects to Active Directory when vRealize Automation distributes blueprints.
- Use a tagging approach to vRealize Orchestrator workflows
- Using dynamic modules with vRealize Orchestrator
5 Using ABX actions
- Determine when to use ABX and when to use vRealize Orchestrator
- Using ABX to create day-2 actions
- Call PowerShell from ABX
6 Kubernetes administration
- Define basic Kubernetes terminologies, such as pod, service, and deployment.
- List the various options for integrating vRealize Automation with Kubernetes.
- Connect to an existing native Kubernetes cluster
- Integrare Kubernetes con VMware® Pivotal Container Service
7 Code flow administration
- Create and use CI/CD pipelines
- Use the Code Stream user interface
- Add states and tasks to a Code Stream pipeline
8 Integrating vRealize Automation with GitLab
- Definition of Git, GitLab and GitHub
- Configure GitLab to support vRealize Automation blueprints
- Integrare vRealize Automation con GitLab
- Manage blueprints using GitLab source control
9 Configuration management
- Describe the use case of Ansible and Ansible Tower
- Connect to Ansible Tower
- Use Ansible playbooks
- Use Puppet in configuration management
10 Cluster Deployment
- Use vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager in a cluster deployment
- Configuring external certificates
- Configuring the NSX-T Data Center Load Balancer
- Install or scale VMware Identity Manager to support High Availability
- Install or scale vRealize Automation using cluster deployment
11 Cluster deployment architecture
- Cast of the Kubernetes Pod
- The vRealize Automation Kubernetes architecture
- Relationship between Kubernetes pods and services
- Logs and their location
- Blueprint deployment workflow interacting with Kubernetes services
- Backup strategies and potential problems
12 Troubleshooting vRealize Automation
- Vracli commands and when to use them
- Check the status of your Kubernetes pods and services
- Correct the status of pods and services
- Diagnose and troubleshoot vRealize Automation infrastructure
- Diagnose and troubleshoot vRealize Automation errors in blueprint and service deployment.
- Use vRealize Log Insight for troubleshooting
Duration – 5 days
Delivery – in Classroom, On Site, Remote
PC and SW requirements:
- Internet connection
- Web browser, Google Chrome
- Zoom
Language
Instructor: English
Labs: English
Slides: English
